I thought (εγησαμην). Epistolary aorist again. See Php 2:25 for the expression here.

Go before (προελθωσιν…

Therefore I thought it necessary, etc. This was in order to secure the collection and to avoid any unpleasant feelings for everyone involv…

Therefore I thought it necessary . . .—The brothers were to go before St. Paul, so as to get all things ready for his arrival. The…

To make certain that neither of these predicaments arose, Paul “thought it necessary to urge the brothers” to prepare for his coming to Corinth by …

As a blessing, not in the way of stinginess. In place of blessing, some render it collection. I have preferred, however,…

Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren ,
&c.] Titus, and the other two, on whom he did not lay his …

When we want others to do good, we must act toward them prudently and tenderly, and give them time. Christians should consider what brings honor to…

After exhorting the Corinthians to give alms to the saints in Jerusalem, the Apostle now admonishes them on how to give: namely, cheerfully and abu…